Year: 2009

Electronic Health Records and the 21st Century Health Care System A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology In my role as National Coordinator for Health… Read more »

‘Romney care’ touted as a model for national health care reform By Jim Acosta and Ed Hornick

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Private sector funded, with more than half from private sources. Private health insurance available through employer, government or private schemes. 15.3% of population (45.7 million people) do not have health… Read more »

DARTMOUTH – U.S. Rep. Barney Frank took the heat from angry voters last night at a town hall-style meeting on President Obama’s controversial health care overhaul in a clash reminiscent… Read more »

WASHINGTON —

Mass vaccinations planned for deadly fall threat Hub drafts swine flu responseBy Edward Mason and Richard Weir Tuesday, August 18, 2009 – Updated 8h ago City officials are devising emergency… Read more »

CDC is releasing new guidance that recommends actions that non-healthcare employers should take now to decrease the spread of seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu in the workplace and to… Read more »

1199 SEIU RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT NEW DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULATION REQUIRING MANDATORY FLU VACCINATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS (New York, NY)  On August 13th, the State Hospital Review and Planning Council… Read more »

In this report for-profit homes were faulted for lower staffing, higher rate of bedsores. U.S residents would receive about 500,000 more hours of nursing care per day if nonprofit institutions… Read more »